Image copyright EPA Image caption Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met French PM Édouard Philippe in Paris on Monday Saudi Arabia had its first taste of opera earlier this year with a Lebanese company performing their version of a legendary love story about the fabled...

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Medical and rescue organisations say most of the victims were children and women Syrian opposition activists, rescue workers and medics say more than 40 people were killed on 7 April in a suspected chemical attack on Douma, which...

Image copyright PA This was a heavier strike than a year ago – three targets rather than one. Then, the US acted alone; this time it was joined by its French and British allies. More than double the number of weapons were fired against Syrian targets than last...

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMissiles are launched from a ship in an unknown location and French Rafale jets take off The justifications put forward by the US, UK and France for the air strikes in Syria have focused on the need to maintain...

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The US leader has all but admitted the broader Syrian war is not a US interest Former US Assistant Secretary of State P.J Crowley says President Trump will be content to count the strikes as a victory and move on, but...

Image copyright AFP Image caption Saudis are avid consumers of Western films – but until recently had to watch in private Saudi Arabia is about to open its first cinema for 35 years, showing the film Black Panther. After being banned for decades, why is it now...

The 1967 Six Day War changed the landscape of the Middle East. Israel launched a pre-emptive attack on Egypt, whose leader had threatened to wipe out the Jewish state. The ensuing conflict with Egypt, Jordan and Syria ended with Israel occupying the Sinai peninsula,...

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Experts confirmed that the nerve agent Sarin was used in an attack in the Ghouta in 2013 Five days after they arrived in Syria, inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons are still waiting for access...